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@jakemobley.bsky.social

Navy veteran & former linguist. Georgist. Deeply interested in cities, government, and history. Substack: https://jakemobley.substack.com/

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Such a tragedy. I hate how many versions of this story played out all across the country.

27.09.2025 15:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Golf is legitimately one of the worst uses of land in existence. Golf courses in the middle of major cities are everything wrong with our priorities as a nation. If we had any respect for the land, they would be exclusively in rural environments and highly regulated.

27.09.2025 15:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Omw to the Hands Off protest in Chicago. Train is absolutely PACKED with protestors โœŠโœŠโœŠโœŠ

05.04.2025 17:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Xi Jinping couldn't have asked for a more favorable US President.

03.02.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Every building in Chicago looks like a work of art. We need to make it feasible to build like this again.

#urbanism

03.02.2025 17:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine . ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine .

We're 2 weeks into a Trump presidency, and planes are literally falling out of the sky.

02.02.2025 05:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We're literally speedrunning the next recession

02.02.2025 02:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Talking to my family drives me insane. I feel like Cassandra, desperately warning them about the Dictator that they're eagerly welcoming with open arms. MAGA brainrot is impervious to reality.

02.02.2025 01:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB1814 Bill Status - Illinois General Assembly

Looks like Illinois might finally do something about the Housing Crisis! This bill just got proposed, but it would force cities to allow the Missing Middle housing that we desperately need.

#urbanism

ilga.gov/legislation/...

02.02.2025 00:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dealing with Climate Anxiety as the World burns around us (literally) World isn't particularly having the best time and as an inhabitant its normal to feel too overwhelmed by that. Here's a quick guide on how to deal with it (or at least try to :D)

Pretty good piece on handling climate anxiety. Long story short: put. The phone. Down.

open.substack.com/pub/clayfram...

01.02.2025 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From the chicagoyimbys community on Reddit: Explain Like I Am 5: diff in biz zoning Explore this post and more from the chicagoyimbys community

Oh, look, Logan Square is down zoning in the face of a massive housing shortage that's driving rent through the roof. I'm sure this will in no way make the problem worse.

www.reddit.com/r/chicagoyim...

01.02.2025 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He's speed running the next Great Recession

01.02.2025 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Apparently, it's too much to ask law enforcement to enforce the law

01.02.2025 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Genesis, Joseph, and the Failure of the Nuclear Family Why Community Matters More

Genesis, Joseph, and the Failure of the Nuclear Family

open.substack.com/pub/jakemobl...

01.02.2025 03:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The realist esthetic is always just a mask for refusing to admit that disagreement is possible. It's a way for somebody to say "look at me, I'm smart!" while at the same time saying "anyone who disagrees with me is just too stupid or weak to live in reality like me."

31.01.2025 21:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They don't care about truth. They don't care about reality. They only care about hurting people they hate.

31.01.2025 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The most corrupt administration of the last century

31.01.2025 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It genuinely feels like the Media wanted Trump to win. He makes for good TV, and Dems just don't.

31.01.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Most Trump voters view politics as a team sport - a form of entertainment. Talk to these people, and they'll make it very clear that they don't think any of it is real. When a real crisis hits, maybe America will start voting based on reality again. At this rate, it won't take long.

31.01.2025 16:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

White supremacists are being white supremacist. This is about what we can expect from the Trump Admin. Disgusting.

31.01.2025 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is great, but they don't care. DEI is the new buzzword, just like they used to call every Democrat a Communist. The GOP doesn't care about the truth.

31.01.2025 16:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Literally Nazi-level stuff. This is how it starts. Stay safe โค๏ธ

31.01.2025 16:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dems need to start fighting dirty. This is a start.

31.01.2025 16:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The media is complicit in the rise of the Trump regime.

31.01.2025 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ironic that Christians are always the first ones to call for violence.

31.01.2025 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's my goddamn governor!

31.01.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So this is what it looks like when your government takes its commitments seriously. As an American, I'm jealous.

31.01.2025 16:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I try to comfort myself, saying that Trump is too incompetent to actually break the system. The problem is that we actually need a strong president right now - we're literally staring down the barrel of a total American collapse. Incompetence is as ruinous as malice, and he has both in equal measure

31.01.2025 16:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's worse than that. One of the options was "In order to stop the other side from sinking the boat, we're going to drill holes in it and let the water in."

31.01.2025 16:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This administration is joining the War on Inflation... On the side of inflation.

31.01.2025 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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